COM. v. RIVERA


802 A.2d 629 (2002)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Frank RIVERA, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed June 19, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Janis Smarro, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Catherine L. Marshall, Assistant District Attorney, Philadelphia, for Com.

Before: TODD, BENDER and POPOVICH, JJ.


OPINION BY BENDER, J.:

¶ 1 This is an appeal by Frank Rivera (Appellant) from an order denying his request to reinstate his appeal rights nunc pro tunc that the trial court treated as an untimely petition for relief pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA), 42 Pa. C.S. §§ 9541-9546. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

¶ 2 On October 6, 1986, following a bench trial, Appellant was found guilty of murder in the third degree...

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